BTS Reveal the Release Date of ‘Map of the Soul: Persona’

Get ready BTS fans…it was just announced BTS is set to release their much-anticipated upcoming album on Friday, April 12, 2019. With this album titled Map of the Soul: Persona comes a new chapter for the global pop sensation. Pre-orders will begin on March 13, 2019.

News about the group’s new album comes just days after tickets went on sale for their upcoming stadium tour. Dates for Pasadena, Chicago, New Jersey, London, Paris, Japan and Brazil are the only locations announced so far, and each of those concerts sold out immediately. After selling out, Live Nation announced second dates for Pasadena, Chicago, New Jersey, London, and France. London and France have sold out the second dates, but there are still tickets available for the Rose Bowl, Soldier Field, and MetLife stadiums for the recently added second shows.

The seven member Korean boy band broke records in 2018 when they became the first Korean act to have not one, but two number one albums on the Billboard 200 chart. They first appeared in the number one spot on the chart with their album Love Yourself: Tear which hit stores in May 2018. Just a few short months later they reappeared in the top spot on the Billboard 200 with Love Yourself: Answer which arrived in August.

Remaining Dates on the Previously Announced Love Yourself Tour:

March 20, 2019 in Hong Kong at Asiaworld-Expo Arena
March 21, 2019 in Hong Kong at Asiaworld-Expo Arena
March 23, 2019 in Hong Kong at Asiaworld-Expo Arena
March 24, 2019 in Hong Kong at Asiaworld-Expo Arena
April 6, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand at Rajamangala National Stadium
April 7, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand at Rajamangala National Stadium

The Speak Yourself Announced Dates:

May 4, 2019 in Los Angeles at Rose Bowl Stadium
May 5, 2019 in Los Angeles at Rose Bowl Stadium
May 11, 2019 in Chicago at Soldier Field
May 12, 2019 in Chicago at Soldier Field
May 18, 2019 in New Jersey at MetLife Stadium
May 19, 2019 in New Jersey at MetLife Stadium
May 25, 2019 in Sao Paulo, Brazil at Allianz Parque
June 1, 2019 in London at Wembley Stadium
June 2, 2019 in London at Wembley Stadium
June 7, 2019 in Paris at Stade de France
June 8, 2019 in Paris at Stade de France
July 6, 2019 in Osaka, Japan at Yanmar Stadium Nagai
July 7, 2019 in Osaka, Japan at Yanmar Stadium Nagai